Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-16
Our sUl1AlEG Up
shan We vote for n R. Bonds

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This is the last HERALD that viii
reach the people before the railroad
election on the -20th instant. Let us.
as briefly AZ possible, re state some OF
the many reasons why the voters Of
/ Plum, Arcade, Phlipsburg, Mound
and PrairieYiew townships will act
Wisely in voting for the proposed bonds.
| We have in fo-msr issues Of the Her
AID shown:
1st That the construction Of the
road through Phillips county would
pat INTO the county SO mites Of road
bed. This, with the rolling stock &c,
will be assessed At not less than So 600
per mile. making total valuation of
$3.50, OCO in the county. The per cent.
of.taxation now Is four and one hall,
but at four, it would put annually into
our treasury SI3, geo. 90. Now we have
shown repeatedly, that in less than
twenty years, the railroad company
viii have paid into cur treasury. more
money than the bonds amount to in
1907, when they become due. There
have been some objections TO our state
mcnt that the Crock Island" viii be
assessed as high as $4,000 per mile,
but weshave shown that there are four
trunk line railways, in Kansas, and
their assessment for taxable purposes
in 1886 were:
The Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe at
Sll.789.45 per mile.
The Kansas City, TT. Scott & Gulf
assessed at SlO.O62 %.
The Union Pacific at g9. 553. 90.
The Kansas Topeka and Western at
s18, 3O6 As.
These figures are taken from the
Fifth Biennial Report Of the Auditor Of
State-1Ss6,' aud are official.
The average assessment per mile of
the above roads is Sl1 ,l77,76. hence it
may be seen that our estimateis under
rather than over the probable figures at
which the C. K. & Neb. Crock Island)
win be assessed.
Now it would seem to be wholly IN
necessary to give any additional reas-
oEs for voting the aid asked Of Us, as no
one can deny the fact that the Railroad
Company pays in taxes to the people of
the townships through which it runs,
more money than it gets from the peo-
pie in bonds; but sc will state few of
many additional reasons:
I'd. The Kansas laws require the
Company to issue to the townships vot-
ing the bonds. as many dollars IN stock,
rs they ask in bonds. 1t is not expect
cd that this stock will be worth much
when the road is new aud unfinished.
but it may become valuable in time
Sd. Every township voting bonds
viii get a station In q few years that
station win grow into a lively, rustling
town, containing stores, lumber yards.
creameries, Touring mills, grain eleva-
tors. &c, &c. This viii make a good
market right ut the doors Of the farm
ers who reside in such townships. The
more towns in q county the greater
number Of merchants, grain dealers &c.
there are, and the more competition
you have, hence the cheaper all goods
become. Not only will the farmer get
at less price than he has heretofore
paid everything he has to buy, but he
Will receive a higher price for every
hing he has to sell. The farmer will
be especially benefited by the construc-
ton of this proposed railroad.
Attn. The building of this road viii
Immediately add several hundreds of
dollars to the value Of every so acres
in the townships through which the
road is to run. 1t will cause a grea.
stream Of emigration to pour into this
county. Everything will boom and
tunes viii be good In q hundred
ways the farmer and all others will be
benefited.
Finally let US say to the voters; vote
for the bonds; it VIII pay you well to
do so. BE not misled by those from
outside towns who are working TO pre-
vent the road from being built unless
it is constructed through their town.
Every one Of you ought to understand
the reason why these outside parties
want you to 60 against the railroad.
They are working for their own inter
ests and net for yours. They are seek
ing 10 make ''osts-paWs'' OF you. Don't
you know that iffhe Rock Island pro-
posed 10 run a line TO their places they
would soon be EiDging another song.
Consider well the situation and don't
be inhaled by ridioule, by sophistry, nor
by false reports.